Cotton bale buckle and tie



Nov. 14, 1933. OWEN 1,934,995

COTTON BALE BUCKLE AND TIE Filed April 7, 1935 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Invenlorflllorney Patented Nov. 14, 1933 UNITEDjSTATEST-PATENT OFFICE V COTTONBALE BUCKLE AND TIE Tom Owen, Butler, Ala. Application April 1', 1933.Serial No. 664,961 2 Claims. (01. 24-23) The present invention relatesto new and useful improvements in cotton bales and ties and has for someof its objects to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, adevice of this character 5 which will be simple in construction, strong,durable, highly efficient and reliable in use, compact, and which may bemanufactured at low cost.

All of the foregoing and still further objects and advantages of theinvention will become apparent from a study of the followingspecification, taken in connection with the accompanying drawingswherein like characters of reference designate corresponding partsthroughout the several views, and wherein:-

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a bale of cotton, showing a pluralityof buckles and ties in accordance with the present invention thereon.

Figure 2 is a View in vertical transverse section through the baleshowing,-in vertical sec- 20. tion, a buckle and tie in accordancewiththe present invention thereon.

Figure 3 is a detail view in perspective of the end portions of theband.

Figure 4 is a detail view in perspective of the buckle.

Figure 5 is a view in vertical section" through the buckle. V

Figure 6 is a horizontal sectional view, taken substantially on the line6-6of Figure 1.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, it will be seen that thereference numeral 1 designates a bale of cotton around which extends aplurality,of flat, metallic bands 2. The bands 2 are of sufiicientlength to permitthe end portions thereof to be brought into overlappingrelationship, as illustrated to advantage in Figures 1 and 2 of thedrawings. One endportion of each band 2 is provided with a series ofspaced'eyes 3 while the other end portion of each of said bands 2 is 40provided with a single eye 4, (see Figure 3) The bands 2 are securedtightly around the bale 1 through the medium of buckles which aredesignated generally by the reference numeral; 5. Each buckle 5 isformed from a single piece of a suitable metal and comprises a flatplate 6 having right angularly extending end portions '7 projecting inopp site directions therefrom. Immediately adjacent the plate 6, each ofthe endpor tions 7 is provided witha slot'8. The slots 8 slidablyreceive the overlapping end portions of the bands 2.

tongues 9 and the adjacent end portions 7 are on opposite sides of theplate 6.

In use, the end portions of the bands 2 are inserted in the slots 8 ofthe buckles 5 and the outer tongues 9 of said buckles are engaged in gothe single eyes 4 in one end portion of the bands tion is as illustratedand described, it is to be understood that changes in the details ofconstruction and in the combination and arrange- 'ment'of parts may beresorted to which will fall 7 within the scope of the invention asclaimed.

What is'claimed is:- V

1. A buckle comprising a plate including right angularly extending endportions projecting inopposite directions, said end portions having.slots therein andoppositely'extending tongues projecting from oppositesides of the plate in spaced; opposed. relation to the end portions ofsaid plate, the free portions of said tongues extending toward theangularly directed end por- 5 tions of said plate and arranged in spacedparallel relation to said plate.

2; A buckle being formed from a single piece of metal and comprising. asubstantially flat plate including right angularly extending endportions projecting in opposite directions therefrom, the end portionsof the plate having slots therein immediately adjacent said plate andoppositely extending tongues struck from the plate and projecting fromopposite sides thereof in spaced, opposed relation tothe end portions ofthe plate, the free portions of said tongues extending to-.-. ward theangularly extending end portions of said plate and arranged in spacedparallel relation 1 to said plate.

. 1 TOM OWEN.

Struck from the plate 6 in a manner to project on'opposite sides of saidplate and adjacent the end portions '7 are oppositely extending tongues9. As best seen in Figure 501? the drawings, the

